How do I send you my artwork?

You can do this once you have ordered and paid, but if you would like us to check your artwork before you order, that's not a problem - email it to us and we will be happy to take a look for you.

What do I need to supply?

All we need
from you is the artwork that you want to appear on the badge. We do everything
else and then deliver completely finished pinned button badges ready for you to
sell or give away.

If you only have a logo, image, or photo, we can crop it into a circular design and then add any text you require at no additional cost.

Will my
artwork be suitable for a button badge?

We will be using your
artwork to print the badges to fill your order
- and of course the badges can only be as good as any artwork supplied.

The finished badge is one inch in diameter (25mm) and circular so make
sure your artwork takes this into account.

The useable face of a badge is 23mm in diameter - the extra 2mm is where the badge begins to curve.

If you want the background to run over over the edge of the badge you have to allow for "bleed". To do this make sure your artwork is 28mm in diameter, while remembering that any text or image you want to appear on the face of the badge remains within a 23mm diameter.

Very intricate designs or too many
words are not usually a good idea, but it is surprising how much you can get onto a button badge by good use of contrast.

It's also true that black on white works better than white on black if your artwork contains fine lines or fine text.

If we feel that the supplied artwork
is unsuitable for a button badge or is of too poor quality, we will inform you
and try to offer suggestions to improve it. If we are unable to use your
artwork we will offer you a refund rather than produce badges you won't be
happy with.

TOP TIP: Do not draw your own circle around your design -
unless you want a circle to appear on your finished badges that is. If you
want to draw a circle as a guide send us two versions of the design - one with
the circle and one without.

What's the difference between RGB and CMYK artwork?

Please also bear in mind that although
we do our best to match colours, we cannot Pantone match colours and there are certain vivid colours we cannot print. And what a colour looks like on a brightly lit computer
screen won't be exactly the same on a button badge anyway. That's because screens use RGB to display colours, whereas printers use CMYK to print colours. For more on this see our CMYK v RGB guide.

How do I send you my artwork?

You can send your artwork to us by email or by post.
Email is best - it's quick and easy for both you and us.

If e-mailing
your artwork please follow these instructions:

If sending a PhotoShop image (.psd)

‌• A badge is 25mm in diameter, but your artwork should fit within a 23mm circle to allow for the curvature of a badge.

‌• Ideally your artwork needs to be at 300dpi

‌• If you want your design or a background colour to bleed over the edge of the badge, add 3mm for bleed (your design will then be 28mm in diameter)

‌•A 25mm / one inch badge template for Photoshop is available for download - don't forget to remove the text and guidelines from your final design!

‌• Please ensure your artwork is
formatted for a PC - we do not use Macs

If sending your artwork as a .pdf or .jpg

‌‌• We will resize your artwork here and will get better results if your artwork is larger than button badge size, especially if it is a .jpg

‌‌• If possible make sure your .jpg artwork is two to three inches in diameter (5-8cm) so that we can reduce it to the exact size required for button badges

please ensure your artwork is formatted for a PC - we do not use Macs

If sending
your artwork as a Word document

‌‌• What we will do is look at the Word document received and send you a .jpg version of your artwork so that you can see exactly what we have received

‌‌• Word is not great for artwork, but is a good way to let us see what you are trying to achieve design wise - we can usually make good any Word problems

Take a look at an example artwork from A Word Document To A Button Badge! Click here.

If you don't have any artwork as such

‌‌• Send what you have - a logo, a photo or an image - and we will do our best to transform it into a button badge

‌‌• We can add text for you, including text that runs around the outer edge of your design in a circular fashion

‌‌• We do not charge any extra for helping you with simple designs

If sending your artwork on a
floppy disk or a CD-R:

‌‌• If possible make sure your artwork
is sized as above depending on the format

‌‌• Please ensure your artwork is
formatted for a PC - we do not use Macs.

‌‌• If you are scanning artwork it
will look best at a minimum of 300dpi minimum

If sending your artwork on
paper:

‌‌• We can produce button badges from
letterheads, leaflets and artwork on paper, but again the better the quality
the artwork the better your button badges will look.

‌‌• If you are printing out artwork as
opposed to sending it on a disc or CD-R, please ensure that you are using the
best quality setting available and also use high quality WHITE art paper if at
all possible. Better still, just email the design as above.

‌‌• Please ensure that your artwork is
protected by stiff card and that the envelope is clearly marked "do not
bend".